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Hackable LED Flash Unit?
Sat 09.25.04 6:04pm PDT #10518
Now that the SKII has a simple LED flash that emits a pulse of light during the integrated camera's exposure, it may be possible to have that burst of light trigger an external flash unit. It would be handy to have a small pocketable add-on LED flash like the MPF-10 pictured above for camera-enabled Sony Ericsson phones. Expansys currently sells the accessory for $16.95. A little Googling reveals that this little LED flash might be a Luxeon device powered by a Maxim MAX1583 White LED Camera-Flash Boost Converter chip. The MPF-10 would need to draw power from batteries or the USB port. A photo-detector and optoisolator circuit could sense the light pulse and close a circuit to trigger the LED flash, or even cooler, trip any off-the-shelf photo flash unit small or large. I'm throwing this info out to the Lazyweb for those with some EE skills and some extra time.

Also, take a look at this illustrated discussion on LED vs. Xenon Flash for camera phones.

- mike lee - baltimore
More Close-ups
Tue 08.10.04 4:18pm PDT #9974
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I should have mentioned in my last post that the glass lens magnifier I'm using does 15x magnification. Edmund Scientific sells similar triplet maginifers in 7X, 10X or 20X for $38.95 - $42.95. They also sell a $5 folding plastic magnifier that does 4X, 6X and 10X.

Illustrating this post are close-up shots of 1) a touchtone phone button 2) RJ-45 ethernet connector 3) Jackson's eyes from a $20 bill 4) the hologram from a Visa card and 5) my wife's left eye.

Ed, Kale and other piercers out there: you can document your jewelry in extreme detail!

- mike lee - baltimore
Maxim-ized
Sat 07.17.04 10:02am PDT #9713
this picture is owned by the submitter. contact submitter for permission before using it in any wayHere's a slight twist in my photo adventures: Trisha, who I did a test session with last October, submitted some of the resulting photos to Maxim's Hometown Hotties 2004 Contest. She didn't make the semi-finals (25,000 photos were submitted), but she's showcased on the web site in a Hottie Bio! It's also cool to know that her husband is using one of the bikini shots as his desktop wallpaper.

Um, I think I'll have to set up another photo session with her soon...

- mike lee - baltimore
3:30am
Sun 03.21.04 12:34am PST #8575
this picture is owned by the submitter. contact submitter for permission before using it in any wayThe baby has been up every two hours nursing with her mom, so I'm having trouble falling asleep. After hanging out in an extra bedroom above the baby's room and reading for a while, I think I'm ready to crash.

- mike lee - baltimore
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